I’ve just returned from training and consulting in Tulsa, Oklahoma and am humbled by the wonderful people doing great work there. This isn’t the first time I’ve felt this way – it seems everywhere I go I am awed by what I witness and learn. It’s the perfect antidote to the negative things we hear […]
Tag: Focus on the Greater Good
What We Take For Granted…
Every day since returning from Cuba, I pause and give thanks for the simple niceties of my live. It’s like I’ve refocused a lens, causing me to look at things differently. It’s reinforced observations I had last summer after staying in the rural Volta Region of Ghana in Western Africa. In my work, I often […]
Lessons From CUBA – Sixty Years After the REVOLUTION
It’s been two weeks since our trip to Cuba and I’m still pondering the experience. What we saw was an amazing study in contrast. 60 years post revolution, Cuba now exists in third world poverty, yet the Cuban people continue to exude a dignity, intelligence and tenacity for rising above and excelling in their circumstances […]